현찰

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 現札 (“cash”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰa̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)찰]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hyeonchal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hyeonchal
McCune–Reischauer?	hyŏnch'al
Yale Romanization?	hyēn.chal

Noun

현찰 • (hyeonchal) (hanja 現札)

1. cash

Synonyms

• 현금 (hyeon'geum)